29 Jun 2022

Transport Minister details light rail, new tunnel plan for Wellington

From Checkpoint, 5:12 pm on 29 June 2022

The government has unveiled its plan to get Wellington moving but it could take some time to get the plan moving.

It wants light rail and a second Mt Victoria tunnel for the Capital as part of the Let's Get Wellington Moving project.

The additional tunnel will be for buses and cars while the existing one will become cyclists and pedestrians only.

And the plan includes a light rail network to Island Bay, but with a fallback option of a rapid bus network.

If it's green lit by the local councils the business case alone could take until 2024 to complete. Transport Minister Michael Wood talks to Lisa Owen.